Hands-On Financial Controller for Hardware Scale-Up

OLIX; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity & Ownership

Proximity Living-Local Bonus

Retirement Benefits

Job summary

OLIX in London is seeking a Financial Controller to lead the control, reporting and accounting engine during a pivotal growth phase. Reporting to the CFO, you’ll own month‑end close, production accounting, payroll, capital and equity, ensuring numbers are accurate and auditable.

This is an early, hands‑on hire to stand up a finance function; you’ll help select and roll out an ERP, establish strong controls, and work with engineering and manufacturing to keep data flowing cleanly into accounting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), ideally trained at a Big Four.
• High energy, fast learner, and able to reason from first principles.
• Strong accounting foundations and a high bar for accuracy and control.
• Hands-on in a small, flat team with limited support and infrastructure.
• Fluent in IFRS/UK GAAP; global operations knowledge is a plus.
• Interest in building and scaling a finance function.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day financial operations (AP), month-end close, reconciliations, and the management and statutory reporting that keep the business in control as it scales.
• Prepare accurate, reliable numbers across the business - covering all production activities, accounts payable, payroll, capital, share options, transfer pricing, taxes, and more.
• Support the selection, implementation, and running of our core finance systems (ERP and supporting tooling), helping build lightweight, fit-for-purpose processes.
• Help establish audit-ready controls and processes from the ground up, and lead our external audit.
• Partner with our engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure production data flows through cleanly into accounting, controlled, and is both reportable.
• Provide the clean, reliable data foundation that the FP&A and commercial side of finance depends on.
• Take on broader ownership over time as the finance function, and your remit, grow.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or

Big Four background

IFRS / UK GAAP knowledge

ERP implementation experience

Manufacturing exposure

Strong controls and audit readiness

Hands-on in small flat team

Education

Big Four background training

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

OLIX in London is seeking a Financial Controller to lead the control, reporting and accounting engine during a pivotal growth phase. Reporting to the CFO, you’ll own month‑end close, production accounting, payroll, capital and equity, ensuring numbers are accurate and auditable.

This is an early, hands‑on hire to stand up a finance function; you’ll help select and roll out an ERP, establish strong controls, and work with engineering and manufacturing to keep data flowing cleanly into accounting.